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Midweek Movie Free Talk
Have you watched any movies recently you want to discuss? Any films you want to recommend or are hyped about? Feel free to discuss anything here.
Please just try to provide fair warning of spoilers if you can.
I finally watched The Secret Agent now that it's available to stream from home. Wow. I'm so mad at myself for not driving an hour to see it when it was in theaters. Visually, it's stunning. Between the colors, the cinematography, and the infinite Brazilian swag that radiates from almost everyone on screen, I feel like I could watch the movie without subtitles and still enjoy it.
~ teeny tiny preview-level spoilers below ~
I like to go into movies as blind as possible, and the only thing I had seen related to this one was a two second clip of Wagner Moura talking to someone about a gun. This might be embarrassing to admit, but I thought it was about a secret agent. Boy was I surprised when I realized what was actually going on somewhere between the first and second act. I'm so glad that wasn't the case, though. Not that I wouldn't enjoy a spy thriller with everything this movie brings, but I really appreciated the grounded portrayal of 70s Brazil and what happens when someone is in the crosshairs of a corrupt capitalist under an authoritarian government.
I could go on and on about this movie, but I'll keep it short by saying it really stuck with me. I think it's one of my five favorite movies I've seen this decade.
(Curious if @lou has seen it)
Wagner Moura is from my hometown and studied journalism at the same university my parents did. I know many people who know him and I even saw him at the local airport once. So I 100% should have watched it already. I'm a bad Brazilian. I'll get back to this comment when I watch it.
Just starting The Housemaid and going in blind.... this is either going to be amazing or absolute shit. Wooden performances... SUBTLE FORESHADOWING (I assume).. haha
edit 01:10:52: what the fuck is this...
edit: 01:13:28 I took a second break and now I'm back. I'm thinking its going to get crazy now.
last edit: this might turn out to be good. It would have benefited from a heavy edit.
actual last edit: I turned it off. so stupid.
edit: i lied -- I just decided to finish it. corny but funny.. probably better in a group.